Friday, July 27, 2018

Challenge #181 - Obsession!

Should we indulge our obsessions? Sometimes it's not a good idea to get carried away with something that we want to spend all our time doing. Papercrafters know that better than most people, I'll bet. But this week we're giving you permission to indulge your stamping obsession to the hilt in our latest challenge! It's a "Fill In The Blank" Challenge with "I am TOTALLY obsessed with:______." Just fill in the blank and then use that something to make your project. Let us know in your post what that something is!






Let's see what the Design Team are maniacal about:



Amy Jasper
Letter Boards



Dreamcatchers.



Playing with layers.



Jane Knudsen
Patterned Paper



LeAnne Pugliese
The SU Subtle Dynamic Embossing Folder.



Tara Angus
Kits to take along on holidays!


  • Create any card, scrapbooking page, 3D project or packaging   project that fits the challenge.
  • Fill in the blank with the words that are right for you and then create your project with those words in mind. Tell us, in your blog or on your site, what words you used.
  • Please include the challenge graphic and link back to the   challenge in your blog post. Turn off word verification so we   can send you lots of feedback. Make sure you link the post not the whole blog to the Linky. Use #AYSI181 when uploading to a public gallery.
  • If you’re unsure about ‘the rules’, check the details under the Challenge Guidelines tab.

Thursday, July 26, 2018

Winners for As You See It Challenge #180 - Everything Old is New Again

So our challenge was challenging, but several of you were up to it and gave us some lovely entries in the gallery! Thanks for playing along! We love your creativity. Without further ado, here are our two winners:

Our Top Pick is: Sona D.




There's something so appealing about Sona's card! Is it the well-chosen colours? Is it the stitching? Could it be the creative interpretation of our sketch or the well-placed embellishments? It must have something to do with that adorable image! Or maybe they just all combine to make a very eye-catching and award-worthy entry! It certainly hooked our Design Team!



And our Featured Artist is: Sarah Stone



                                                                  
Talk about being faithful to the sketch, Sarah's entry nails it!! And her retro colours carry on the vintage theme of the challenge as well! The Design Team loved the delicious freshness of Sarah's card with her berry images! Lovely! 

Congratulations to our winners and thanks to everyone who played along! I hope you'll come back and check out our new "fill in the blank" challenge tomorrow! Our winners can pick up their badges on this page and display them with pride on their blogs or sites.

Wednesday, July 25, 2018

You Still Have a Few Hours Left to Play Challenge #180 - Everything Old is New Again

You still have a few hours left  to play with our sketch challenge #180 at As You See It Challenges! Why don't you give it a try, here?



The Challenge will close on Wednesday, July 25th, at 11:55 pm Pacific time.

Friday, July 20, 2018

There is Still Time to Play Challenge #180 - Everything Old is New Again

You still have time to play with our sketch challenge #180 at As You See It Challenges! Why don't you give it a try, here?



The Challenge will close on Wednesday, July 25th, at 11:55 pm Pacific time.

Friday, July 13, 2018

As You See It Challenge #180 - Everything Old is New Again

Today we have a new sketch challenge by Amanda, and at first glance, it seemed to me to be a bit old-fashioned, until I realized that all those vintage shapes are making a comeback these days and that if you wait long enough, almost everything comes back into style again. Everything old is new again. Except polyester suits from the seventies. Those will NEVER come back in style!
Have fun with these shapes and don't be afraid to take some liberties!


How old was the Design Team thinking? I'll let you decide:















Here are some guidelines for the challenge:

  • Create any card, scrapbooking page, 3D project or packaging   project that fits the challenge.
  • Feel free to flip or rotate the sketch and to substitute one   shape for another but we must still be able to see the sketch   in your finished submission.
  • Please include the challenge graphic and link back to the   challenge in your blog post. Turn off word verification so we   can send you lots of feedback. Make sure you link the post not the whole blog to the Linky. Use #AYSI180 when uploading to a public gallery.
  • If you’re unsure about ‘the rules’, check the details under the Challenge Guidelines tab.

Thursday, July 12, 2018

Winners for Challenge #179 - Warmth

Looking at all your beautiful entries kept us warm as toast for two weeks! That really was a gorgeous colour combination, to which all the amazing projects in the gallery will attest! Here are our winners for Challenge #179: 



Our Top Pick is: Lindsey Bowe




Lindsey's sweet and simple dandelion creation caught our attention for the beautiful background she created for the embossed dandelion seeds. It was so perfectly and smoothly smooshed and the rest of the card is so clean and classy, we all fell in love with it!



And our Featured Artist is: Jen Mitchell



                                                                    
Jen's elegant and beautifully stamped butterflies are the perfect images for the colour palette of our challenge this time and we were intrigued with the sponge daubing technique Jen demonstrated with the layers! The black accents bring everything into focus and add depth and interest to this beautiful design! The Design Team all agree," Nailed it!" 

Congratulations to our winners and thanks to everyone who played along! I hope you'll come back and check out our new sketch challenge tomorrow! Our winners can pick up their badges on this page and display them with pride on their blogs or sites.

Wednesday, July 11, 2018

You Still Have a Few Hours Left To Play Challenge #179 - Warmth

You still have a few hours left to play with our colour challenge #179 at As You See It Challenges! Why don't you give it a try, here?



The Challenge will close on Wednesday, July 11th, at 11:55 pm Pacific time.

Friday, July 6, 2018

There is Still Time to Play As You See It Challenge #179 - Warmth

You still have time to play with our colour challenge #179 at As You See It Challenges! Why don't you give it a try, here?



The Challenge will close on Wednesday, July 11th, at 11:55 pm Pacific time.